Things I Love About Christmas Time

I am every single bit my Mother's daughter! My Mother loved anything that sparkled, shined or was bawdy & gaudy! I may not have inherited her flair for dressing, except for her ability to match her shoes to her outfit or jewelry..but inside of me is a mini-Mom just dying to jump out in a leopard print hat and scarf, sporting her jeggings! God, I miss that woman!!

So...some things I LOVE about Christmas-time:

• Tinsel! It's shiny and just so ....Shiny!  I could just about put it everywhere! I recently bought some to use as gift stuffing...it gave me goosebumps! I literally had to restrain myself from putting it all over my Christmas tree! I may yet unless Rich can hold me back!
• Christmas lights! Go big or go home...that's what I think. I love how they twinkle..how they blink..the colors, the shapes they are strung into or on! I love lights on the Christmas tree, strung across the mantle and around my Wreath hanging above the mantle!
• Christmas Balls! The shiny colored ones..the glass ones! The lights bounce off of them so beautifully and I just love, love them! The ones with GLITTER just make me swoon!
• The Smell! Although I've always had a fake tree, I love the smell of a real tree! (I detest the pine needles of a real treet and the mess). This year I put up real wreaths and that gives me the smell that I needed!
• Wrapping Paper! I just get giddy when I see presents wrapped under the tree. Not because there is an actual gift, but just the sight of the shiny paper winking back at me makes me smile! I could just wrap empty boxes and keep them out all year round...that'd make me happy if I could keep the rest of the holiday decorations out too  (except for the outdoor Christmas lights...that's way too creepy)!
• Red! The color Red brings me some many fond memories....I love the color and would wear it every single day if I could!
• Christmas Music! Well, only for a couple of weeks then enough is damn well enough! And not AFTER Christmas Day! That should be the rule! BUT, I am a closet Christmas music lover!
• Christmas Cookies! Although I have never made a Christmas cookie a day in my entire life.. I love Christmas cookies. The look, the shapes, the sparkle, the icing colors, the TASTE! Yummm! I love nothing better that getting them as a gift!
• Glitter..Sequins...Sparkle! YES PLEASE! Give me all of that. There can never be too much!
• The Surprise! The surprise of a gift. Although my husband THINKS he surprises me, he never really surprises me (don't tell him...shhhhhhh) - except for the year he gave me a microwave...THAT was a surprise. He hasn't given me a kitchen appliance since! But, to be 100% actually surprised...priceless!

So, there you have it!

Peace